Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 890 Suppressing the Backlash of the Martial Soul!

"Is it really worth one million gold soul coins?"

Ling Xiao swallowed hard, looking at the empty wine bottle in his hand, and felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

Jiang Ming thought for a moment and said, "To be precise, it's not one million gold soul coins, but several million gold soul coins! The wine bottle you're holding is made of the finest jade, and I've even put a few magic arrays inside to prevent the energy in the wine from leaking out. Just this bottle alone should be worth at least ten thousand or eight thousand gold soul coins."

"what?!"

Ling Xiao was completely dumbfounded.

An empty bottle, 10,000 gold soul coins!

This was completely beyond his imagination!

But judging from the texture of the empty bottle and the glowing magic arrays inside, he knew that Jiang Ming was not lying to him; this bottle was truly worth ten thousand gold soul coins!
This means that the value of this bottle of wine is really, really high!

The bottle alone costs 10,000 gold soul coins, so it's perfectly normal for the liquid itself to be worth millions or even tens of millions of gold soul coins!
"You're doomed! Why didn't you say so sooner?!"

Ling Xiao felt like his personal savings had evaporated in an instant—millions of gold soul coins!

Not only has his secret stash of money evaporated, he's probably going to be heavily in debt!
At just over twenty years old, he already owes millions of gold soul coins! His life is hopeless!

It feels like being 20 years old and burdened with a mortgage on a house worth millions. Although you can afford the down payment, you have to work hard to pay off the debt for the rest of the time, and life seems hopeless.

Of course, Ling Xiao is not that bad, after all, he is the young master of the Xuanbing Sect.

Even though the Xuanbing Sect wasn't as wealthy as the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, they could still come up with several million gold soul coins.

However, he was about to receive a severe scolding from his father, the sect leader.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I bought you a drink, what's with that look on your face?"

Jiang Ming chuckled, finding Ling Xiao's utterly despondent state somewhat amusing.

Upon hearing this, Ling Xiao blinked, a glint of light flashing in his clear, foolish eyes.

"You bought me a drink, seriously?"

Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Of course, and this wine is also one of the betrothal gifts I gave to your father. There are several bottles. If you want to drink it again in the future, it depends on whether your father-in-law can give it to you."

As he spoke, Jiang Ming looked at Ling Xiao.

"Well, given your current situation, you should be on the verge of a breakthrough after drinking this bottle of wine. Get ready."

Before Ling Xiao could react after Jiang Ming finished speaking, he felt a surge of power directly impacting his dantian, challenging the bottleneck of his cultivation!
The bottleneck of Soul Emperor cultivation is relatively easy to break through, at least for Jiang Ming.

For Ling Xiao, this breakthrough to the Soul Emperor level required a period of accumulation.

Now, all that accumulation has been wiped out by a single bottle of wine.

Ling Xiao quickly sat down cross-legged, circulated his internal energy, and began to break through the bottleneck in his cultivation.

Jiang Ming stood guard nearby.

The breakthrough in Soul Emperor cultivation didn't actually cause a big commotion; he should have rushed over immediately.

But after Ling Xiao began meditating on the impact, his expression became increasingly pained.

Something is wrong!
Jiang Ming frowned, activated his Fiery Eyes of Truth, and scanned with golden light, discovering the reason behind it.

"Good heavens, this backlash from the martial soul really knows when it will strike!"

With his keen eyesight, Jiang Ming could clearly see what was wrong with Ling Xiao's body.

Martial Soul Backlash!

When Ling Xiao broke through his bottleneck, his Ice Knight Martial Soul unexpectedly suffered a backlash!
Moreover, this backlash from the martial soul seemed to be very strong. Ling Xiao's face was in great pain, and it looked like the backlash from the martial soul was very intense!

"Xiao Xiao, can you hold it in?"

Jiang Ming's voice appeared in Ling Xiao's mental sea.

If one can suppress this backlash of the martial soul, it can be very effective in tempering a soul master's will.

But this is a very dangerous thing.

If you're not careful, the backlash from your martial soul can be too strong, crippling you! It could even endanger your life!
Upon hearing Jiang Ming's voice, Ling Xiao, while fighting off the backlash of his martial soul, said, "It's alright, I can still suppress it for now, but the intensity of this martial soul backlash will continue to increase over time. I'm not sure if I can hold on for much longer. Sister, brother-in-law, can you call my sister over for me? I need her ice attribute power to suppress the martial soul backlash!"

He didn't try to be brave. The backlash from his martial soul since childhood told him that this thing could really be deadly!
Death may not be so scary.

But now, he doesn't want to die!
"Send Luo Chen over? No need. I'll suppress this Martial Soul backlash for you. However, this thing seems to be able to help you temper your spirit. I'll give you a choice: I'll suppress this Martial Soul backlash for you now, and you'll be fine immediately without any pain. Or you can try to fight against this Martial Soul backlash yourself to temper your mental strength, which will be good for your future, but it will hurt a bit. Which do you choose?"

Jiang Ming sounded very relaxed.

The backlash from a Soul Emperor-level Martial Soul, especially from just an Ice Knight, was far too weak for Jiang Ming.

If it really came down to suppression, it would be a matter of turning one's hand over one's shoulder.

Of course, he also has some insights into this matter.

It is indeed possible to hone one's mental strength.

After all, a martial spirit is something that is connected to a soul master's life, and the backlash of a martial spirit will definitely affect the depths of the soul.

This backlash, however, is of great benefit to the tempering of a Soul Master's spiritual sea and soul.

After all, such a deep spiritual tempering cannot be achieved by using external force.

"Can you really suppress the backlash from my martial spirit?"

Ling Xiao hesitated.

This is fatal!

Although Jiang Ming is his brother-in-law—well, he hasn't officially acknowledged it yet—he really doesn't feel comfortable entrusting his life to him.

"You're worried, huh? Well then, let me show you."

Jiang Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, and an extremely cold aura emanated from his fingertips.

The moment Jiang Ming released his extreme icy aura, the backlash from Ling Xiao's martial soul instantly subsided.

It was as if they had encountered something extremely terrifying.

"This"

Ling Xiao felt the pain subside and felt much more relaxed.

He opened his eyes, looked at Jiang Ming, and said with some surprise, "You also have the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul?!"

As an ice-attribute soul master, one must be extremely sensitive to extreme ice.

But with Soul Masters possessing the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul so rare, it was already a miracle that his older sister's Martial Soul evolved into the Ultimate Ice. Now, his brother-in-law also possesses the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul. This...
"I guess so. Now do you believe me? Give me your choice."

Jiang Ming said softly.

Ling Xiao hesitated for a second or two, then said, "I...I choose the second option. I'll fight him first! We've been fighting for so many years, one more time won't make a difference!"

If it were just pure pain, then there would be no need to endure it. But he knew that such things could indeed temper his spirit and soul.

"Okay, then you do it, I'll keep an eye on things."

Jiang Ming withdrew his extreme ice aura, and the backlash from Ling Xiao's martial soul began again.

Seemingly fearing the aura Jiang Ming had just released, the backlash from this martial soul suddenly lessened considerably.

However, as time went on, the backlash from this martial spirit became increasingly stronger.

A few minutes later, Ling Xiao's soul power cultivation level increased by one level, bringing him one step closer to becoming a Soul Saint.

But the backlash from his martial spirit did not stop; in fact, it intensified!
Ling Xiao's body had begun to tremble, and large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, quickly freezing into ice on the ice peak.

"Can you still hold on?"

Jiang Ming felt that Ling Xiao was probably nearing his limit.

If this continues, there might be problems with this martial spirit.

He's ready to make his move.

"can!"

Ling Xiao gritted his teeth and practically spat out the word.

Jiang Ming raised an eyebrow slightly, nodded, and said nothing more.

A few seconds later.
"what!"

Ling Xiao suddenly roared and howled to the sky, as if he wanted to vent the pain he was experiencing.

Unfortunately, this kind of pain comes from the depths of the soul and cannot be released in this way.

However, under this kind of training, Jiang Ming could clearly feel that Ling Xiao's mental strength was undergoing a transformation!

If Ling Xiao can get through this hurdle, he will be much stronger than other Soul Masters of the same level in terms of mental strength!

This is very important for Soul Masters.

Ling Xiao did not disappoint Jiang Ming. After letting out a roar, his spiritual power began to transform!
However, the prolonged extreme pain left his soul utterly exhausted.

Even their consciousness began to blur.

Just before he was about to lose consciousness, he saw Jiang Ming extend a finger and touch his forehead.

"Take a nap, and I'll take care of the rest for you."

Upon hearing this, his consciousness completely vanished into a deep sleep.

However, the backlash from his martial soul did not stop after he fell into a deep sleep.

In fact, because Ling Xiao's soul power cultivation broke through, the backlash from his martial soul was even stronger!
The aura of the Ice Knight was released, and a knight holding a spear and shield, whose entire body seemed to be made of ice crystals, appeared behind Ling Xiao.

The knight's eyes were filled with a blood-red light, which continued to spread outwards, as if it were about to spread throughout his entire body.

Once this crimson light spreads throughout the body, it means that the martial soul has completely lost control, and may even kill its master!
This is why the backlash of a martial soul can be life-threatening.

"Quiet!"

Jiang Ming glanced at the Ice Knight, channeling a bit of his mental energy into it.

I didn't use too much, lest I shatter this martial spirit.

With Jiang Ming's current mental strength, any attack, or even a glance, could shatter a martial soul of this level!
However, Jiang Ming's control did not make the Ice Knight know when to advance or retreat; instead, it angered the Ice Knight.

The Ice Knight's aura suddenly erupted, and crimson light spread across most of his body. His spear tilted towards Jiang Ming, as if he were about to attack him!
"Heh, you don't know what's good for you!"

Jiang Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, and his boundless spiritual power instantly suppressed the raging martial spirit!

A terrifying aura pressed down on the Ice Knight, and the crimson light that had spread across most of his body receded like a tide.

Soon, the crimson light in the Ice Knight's eyes disappeared, replaced by icy blue eyes.

"Still lying low? Still not giving up? Fine, give it your all."

Jiang Ming frowned slightly, then reached out and grabbed at the Ice Knight!
"Come out!"

Instantly, a terrifying suction force appeared in Jiang Ming's hand. It did not affect Ling Xiao or the Ice Knight's martial soul, but instead grabbed a special substance inside the Ice Knight's body!
Without any stalemate, Jiang Ming directly extracted the filth from the Ice Knight's Martial Soul!
It was a bloody red substance, exactly the same as the bloody light that the Ice Knight had just seen.

"Xiao Xiao's martial soul backlash was because of you, wasn't it? Tsk, this kind of thing comes from contact with evil soul masters."

Jiang Ming squeezed his palm slightly, and the filthy thing filled with the smell of blood was instantly compressed into a small piece.

The origin of this thing is too obvious; it's definitely related to evil spirit masters.

However, to implant this into Ling Xiao's martial soul, it must be done by someone close to him.

It's obvious that Ling Luochen and Ling Tianfeng would never do that.

That leaves only the Su family, who seemed off in the main hall earlier.

"Sigh, this kind of family feud... forget it, let Luo Chen's father handle it, lest he go too far."

If he were to do this kind of thing, he would basically just start killing.

The mere fact that he came into contact with an evil spirit master gave him a reason to take action.

What's more, it was his brother-in-law who was harmed, which makes it even harder to forgive.

However, since this was his first time at the Xuanbing Sect, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to start a killing spree right away. It would be better to let Ling Tianfeng handle it.

Jiang Ming put away the blood-red substance and glanced at the Ice Knight Martial Soul.

"After you get this out, you shouldn't have any more backlash, right?"

Martial spirits possess a kind of spirituality, especially those martial spirits that have experienced backlash; their spirituality is inherently stronger than that of other martial spirits.

The Ice Knight Martial Soul quickly shook his head.

Even though Jiang Ming didn't directly target it, just sensing his aura was enough to terrify it!
Moreover, the backlash was not its intention; it was merely influenced by this blood-red substance.

"Well, that's good. The Ice Knight Martial Soul is a bit weak. Let's give him some anyway, otherwise it will probably take him a long time to break through to the Title Douluo level."

As he spoke, Jiang Ming stretched out his hand, and a wisp of extremely cold energy entered the Ice Knight Martial Soul.

The strength of an ice-attribute martial soul lies in the power of ice.

Creating an ultimate form of ice is extremely difficult, and Jiang Ming doesn't know how either.

However, if he were to simply enhance his ice-attribute martial soul, this Limit Douluo would still have some tricks up his sleeve.

boom!
The aura of the Ice Knight's martial spirit immediately changed; the icy aura seemed to intensify, and its armor appeared to become even more luxurious and imposing.

This change is like transforming from an ordinary knight into a knight commander!
Although it hasn't reached the level of ultimate ice, it's enough to affect Ling Xiao's talent, making his cultivation path much easier.

(End of this chapter)